Total Crime Rate

161.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 161.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ellesmere Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellesmere Road (NE4 8TS) in the last 12 months was 161.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellesmere Road (NE4 8TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shipley Avenue, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnesbury Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ellesmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cochrane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Adelaide Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Adelaide Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Adelaide Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Adelaide Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clara Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cochrane Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cochrane Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cochrane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Middleton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Middleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shipley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shipley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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